Executive Assistant Mock Interview
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Question 18 of 25
Can you share best practices for written work and ensuring accuracy?
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Angela Fontaine is a Senior People Business Partner with expertise in job search coaching, interview coaching, and career development.
Executive Assistants (EA) are responsible for writing correspondence and communications on behalf of executives. If an EA has inadequate writing/grammar skills, those reflect poorly on the executive. The interviewer needs to know that they can count on you to compose messages to present them in a favorable light. Additionally, they won't have time to proofread every communication that goes out, so they need to know that you have processes in place to mitigate errors.
Angela Fontaine is a Senior People Business Partner with expertise in job search coaching, interview coaching, and career development.
"When creating correspondence, I employ several techniques to ensure my work is free of grammatical errors and confirm its accuracy. I make the first draft using spell check tools or Grammarly. Then, I read it backward to highlight any immediate errors. Next, I go through to confirm that all data points are correct. This includes dates, names, times, time zones, phone numbers, and addresses. Lastly, if given the opportunity, I have a peer review my work."
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When writing work documents I like to use the Grammarly software for accuracy. I will also reread the document again to ensure everything looks correct prior to submitting it.
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These are two great examples! Consider speaking in a little more detail on these or add in a few more since this is likely an area of focus for the interviewer. Adding more context will reassure the interviewer that you're competent in this area.
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